Cyber-attacks on UK at disturbing levels, warns GCHQ chief.

(From Guardian Unlimited)

A "significant but unsuccessful" cyber-attack was made on the Foreign Office and other government departments this summer , according to GCHQ .

Iain Lobban, director of the government's listening centre, said the UK's "continued economic wellbeing" was under threat because of a "disturbing" number of such attacks on government, industry and members of the public.

Writing in the Times , he said sensitive data on government computers had been targeted, along with defence, technology and engineering firms' designs.

"I can attest to attempts to steal British ideas and designs -- in the IT, technology, defence, engineering …